Wound Ostomy RN (WON) Full-Time Days

Employment Type: Full time, Day Shift

About the Role

We are seeking a Wound Ostomy Nurse (WON) to provide wound and ostomy nursing services in inpatient and outpatient clinic settings. This position is eligible for relocation and sign-on bonus. No weekends or holidays.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) position. Schedule: Mon-Fri 0800-1630 (somewhat negotiable on start time). You will assist patients in our clinic with preadmission ostomy markings, routine ostomy follow-ups, and ostomy troubleshooting. You will float to inpatient wound/ostomy services once clinic time is done. You will cover float vacation coverage for inpatient wound/ostomy care at Boise, Nampa, and Ontario as required and help create a comprehensive ostomy program in a growing department.

Learn more about our wound care services.

Requirements

• RN license, as defined by primary work state (Idaho), issued prior to hire date.
• Licensure in secondary state (Oregon) within six months of hire.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience preferred.
• Board Certified as WON Nurse within 1 year of hire required.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC, or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Responsibilities

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Responsible for the client’s appropriate wound/ostomy nursing care.
• Develops or contributes to care plans based on nursing diagnoses that establish goals and interventions.
• Performs comprehensive wound/ostomy care, within established guidelines, under the direction of the Manager and is responsible for providing quality patient care for inpatient and outpatient center.
• Initiates and maintains a leadership or liaison relationship as appropriate with all health care providers to effectively coordinate multi-disciplinary care.
• Coordinates optimal third-party coverage for services and keeps clients and/or caregivers informed of coverage status.
• Assists in managing wound/ostomy patient care in the ambulatory clinic.
• Works with hyperbaric patients as directed by the Medical Director.
• Continually evaluates client and caregiver responses to determine progress toward goals and revises the database, nursing diagnoses, and the plan of care.
• Collects and records data that is comprehensive, accurate, and systematic.
• Records problems, interventions, and responses of clients and caregivers according to established procedures and in a timely manner.
• Accurately and promptly identifies learning needs of clients and nursing staff and provides appropriate instruction to clients and/or caregivers.
• Serves as a consultant to the multi-disciplinary care team to facilitate meeting and caregiver learning needs most effectively.
• Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures.
• Integrates knowledge, experience, professional standards, and hospital policies into nursing practice.
• Practices with the rules and regulations defined by the Idaho State Board of Nursing.
• Educates patients based on assessment of needs.
• Participates in patient care conferences.

Benefits

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.